Thirty Meter Telescope Flashcards
1
Q
What is it?
A
astronomical observatory with an extremely large telescope (ELT)
[OBSERVATORY WITH LARGE TELESCOPE]
2
Q
What is the purpose?
A
designed for near-ultraviolet to mid-infrared observations, featuring adaptive optics to assist in correcting image blur.
[OBSERVE NEAR ULTRAVIOLET TO MID INFRARED ;
CORRECT BLUR IMAGE]
3
Q
Who is funding?What is location?
A
- scientific organisations of Canada, China, India, Japan and USA.
- Planned location: Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii in the US state of Hawaii.
[CANADA,CHINA,JAPAN,USA,INDIA]
[MAUNA KEA,HAWAII]
4
Q
What is it’s significance?
A
- to study fainter objects far away from us in the Universe, which gives information about early stages of evolution of the Universe.
- give finer details of not-so-far-away objects like undiscovered planets and other objects in the Solar System and planets around other stars.
[STUDY FAR AWAY OBJECTS ; GIVE MINUTE DETAILS OF NOT SO FAR AWAY OBJECTS]
5
Q
Diameter?
Resolution?
A
30 meters
12 times sharper than hubble telescope
6
Q
Who is the noble lauret involved in the procedure?
A
2020 Physics Nobel Laureate Prof. Andrea Ghez.
had worked closely with Indian astronomers
[ANDREA GHEZ , NOBLE 2020]
